Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | 60 | 43 | 53 | 60 | 78 | 89 | 97 | 134 | 176 | 186 | 202 | 264 | 280 | 238 | 188 | 99 | 201 | 231 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:41PM1.65m | 7:51AM1.60m | 8:19PM1.68m | 8:33AM1.61m | 8:58PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.24m | 1:45AM0.26m | 1:53PM0.19m | 2:27AM0.18m | 2:36PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | N 10 | — | N 6 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 97 | — | 176 | 186 | 202 | 264 | 280 | 238 | 188 | 99 | 201 | 231 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 82 | 84 | 29 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
44 | 60 | 43 | 53 | 60 | 78 | 89 | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 29 | 16 | 37 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 188 | 140 | 127 | 121 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 85 | 186 | 189 |
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